The socialization process is an integral part of breeding, and we take this topic very seriously.🧐 We want to give people happy, open, brave and balanced dogs.
Even though we put our whole heart into socialization and devote our full attention to puppies, it should be remembered that dogs are different and have different characters. We do everything in our power to select dogs with balanced and brave characters, but sometimes mother nature likes to surprise.
Here we want to present what this process looks like week by week in the puppies’ lives. Contrary to many opinions, it is not just about meeting new people and playing with other dogs.🤭
I & II week
🧸This is a very quiet time when the puppies only sleep, eat and defecate with the help of their mommy.
On the 5th day of the puppies’ life, we start neurological stimulation, which we repeat every day until about the 14th day.
Such exercises stimulate the nervous system, accelerate the myelination of nerve cells and the formation of nerve connections in the brain🧠 and much more.
In the photo you can see what this stimulation is; holding the puppy upright, head down, on its back, tickling its paws and a moment of contact with something cold – each action for about 5 seconds
III week
This is the time when puppies begin to open their eyes👀 and ears👂🏼 and are moved from the whelping box to a playpen in the living room where normal daily life continues. They begin to get to know toys, begin to react to our touch, they start playing with each other and show their first characters.
We start introducing puppies to different sounds🎵 – for example;
- squeak
- rustle
- clapping
- cough
- toot,
- TV/radio, etc.
sudden noises🔊 – for example;
- scream
- banging on the playpen
- bottle/can crushing, etc.